2026届福建省泉州市南安一中高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

2026届福建省泉州市南安一中高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete2．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since3．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover4．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup5．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction6．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking7．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot8．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading9．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty10．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade11．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom12．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor13．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation14．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant15．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a16．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should17．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where18．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof19．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived20．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Chinesescientistsrecentlyhaveproducedtwomonkeyswiththesamegene，ZhongZhongandHuaHua，usingthesametechniquethatgaveusDollythesheep.Thesemonkeysarenotactuallythefirstprimates（灵长目动物）tobecloned.AnotheronenamedTetrawasproducedinthelate1990sbyembryosplitting（分裂），thedivisionofanearly-stageembryointotwoorfourseparatecellstomakeclones.Bycontrast，ZhongZhongandHuaHuawereeachmadebyreplacinganeggcellnucleus（细胞核）withDNAfromadifferentbodycell.ThisDollymethod，knownassomaticcellnucleartransfer（SCNT），cancreatemoreclonesandallowsresearchersgreatercontrolovertheeditstheymaketotheDNA．Successcamefromadoptingseveralnewtechniques.Theseincludedanewtypeofmicroscopetobetterviewthecellsduringhandlingorusingseveralmaterialsthatencouragecellreprogramming，whichhadn'tbeentriedbeforeonprimates.Still，theresearchprocessproveddifficult,andmanyattemptsbytheteamfailed.Justtwohealthybabymonkeyswerebornfrommorethan60testedmothers.Thisledtomanyresearchers'pouringwaterontheideathattheteam'sresultsbringscientistsclosertocloninghumans.Theythoughtthisworkisnotasteppingstonetoestablishingmethodsforobtaininglivebornhumanclones.Instead,thisclearlyremainsaveryfoolishthingtoattempt,itwouldbefartooinefficient,fartoounsafe,anditisalsopointless.Butthescientistsinvolvedemphasizedthatthisisnottheirgoal.Thereisnownobarriertocloningprimatespecies,thuscloninghumansisclosertoreality.However,theirresearchpurposeisentirelytoproducenon-humanprimatemodelsforhumandiseases;theyabsolutelyhavenointention,andsocietywillnotpermitthisworktobeextendedtohumans.Despitelimitations,theytreatthisbreakthroughasanovelmodelsystemforscientistsstudyinghumanbiologyanddiseases.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthetechnologycalledSCNT?A．Itcreatedthefirsttwoprimates.B．ItmaycontributetoeditingtheDNA．C．Itcandivideanearly-stageembryointoseveralcells.D．Itproducedtwoclonedmonkeyswithdifferentgenes.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“pouringwaterontheidea”inParagraph2?A．Keepingahottopicofit.B．Havingalowopinionofit.C．Attachingnoimportancetoit.D．Addingsupportiveevidencetoit.3、Whatisthescientists'purposeofcloningthesemonkeys?A．Tohelpwiththestudyofhumandiseases.B．Toserveasasteppingstonetonewtechniques.C．Topreparefortheirresearchonhumancloning.D．Toraisemoneyforstudyinghumanbiology.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．Newtechniquesseemtobepointless.B．Cloninghumansisalreadyonitsway.C．Societywon'tagreetocloneanothermonkey.D．Thesuccessrateofcloningamonkeyisnothigh.22．（8分）Dearestdarlinggirl,Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.WheredoIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?We'velaughedathowyouburstintothisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeedingyourselftomakingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewilltomakeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthatdayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厌食症）．Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWestAfricabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuchstrengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperiencedsomethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisabeautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God'stempleismadeoflove.It'sman'stemplethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstakeholdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,"Gointotheworldanddowe’ll.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworldanddogood:'Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecomeforgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.YourAlo1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Shewasonceatroublemaker.B．She'safreshmaninStanford.C．Shereliesonherparentsalot.D．Shewasdefeatedbyanorexia.2、WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?A．Todowhatothersdarenot.B．Toshowherdetermination.C．Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D．Togoonanadventurebyherself.3、WhatisAlo'sadviceforViv?A．Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B．Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.C．Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D．Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.4、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?A．Amusedandthankful.B．Pleasedandsatisfied.C．Cheerfulandrelieved.D．Concernedandanxious.23．（8分）Oumuamua,anobjectthroughspacethatwasdiscoveredonOctober19th,hasalreadymadehistory.Thespeedatwhichitismovingrelativetothesunmeansthatitcannotbenativetothesolarsystem.ItsofficialnameisthusII/2017UI,withthe“I”standingfor“interstellar(星际)”—thefirsttimethisnamehaseverbeenused.Thatisexciting.Somescientists,though,entertainanevenmoreexcitingpossibility:whatifOumuamuaisnotanasteroid(小行星),asmostthink,butanalien(外星的)spacecraft?Asteroidscomeinllsortsofshapesandsizes,butOumuamuaseemsparticularlydifferent.Asbestasastronomerscantell,itiscigarlike,beingroughly180meterslongbutonlyabout30meterswide.Thatmakesitlongerthananythingknownofinthesolarsystem.Suchashapewouldbeasensiblechoiceforaspaceship,sinceitwouldminimizethescouring(冲刷)effectofinterstellardust.WiththatinmindtheBreakthroughListenproject,anorganizationaimedathuntingforalienlife,planstoturntheworld’sbiggestradiotelescope,theGreenBankinstrumentinVirginia,towardsOumuamuatoseeifitcanhearanythinginteresting.OumuamuaiscurrentlyabouttwiceasfarfromEarthasEarthisfromthesun.Atthatrange,thetelescopeshouldbesensitiveenoughtopickupatransmitteraboutaspowerfulasamobilephoneafterjustafewseconds—worthyofobservations.Willitfindanything?Almostcertainlynot.Oumuamuahasthesamereddishcolorasmanyasasteroids,soprobablyhasasimilarcomposition.And,ifitreallyisaspaceship,itisstrangethatsignsofitsartificialoriginhavenotbeenseenalready.Itcould,intheory,beaderelict(遗弃星球).Butinthatcasethetelescopeisunlikelytohearanything.Byfarthemostlikelyoptionisthatitisexactlywhatitseemstobe:ahugespacerock,onethathascometothesolarsystemfromthevastspacebetweenthestars.1、WhatmakessomescientiststhinkOumuamuaispossiblyanalienspacecraft?A．Itssize.B．Itscolor.C．Itsshape.D．Itsspeed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Theresearchintothesolarsystem.B．Thepurposeofhuntingforalienlife.C．TheeffectofinterstellardustonOumuamua.D．ThepossibilityofOumuamuabeingaspaceship.3、WhatisOumuamuamostlikelytobeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Anasteroid.B．Aspacerock.C．Interstellardust.D．Analienspacecraft.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A．Oumuamuawillreturntowhereit’sfromsoonB．Oumuamua’srealidentityremainstobefoundoutC．astronomershavenotseensignsofOumuamua’sartificialoriginD．theGreenBanktelescopehasalreadyheardsomethingfromOumuamua24．（8分）Mostbirdsproduceshort,simplecalls,butsongbirdsalsohavetheabilityofmanycomplexvocal(发声的)patternsthathelpthemattractmates,defendterritory(领地),andstrengthentheirsocialbonds.Eachsongbirdspecieshasitsownuniquesongpatterns,somewithcharacteristicregionaldialects.Experiencedlistenerscanevendistinguishindividualbirdsbytheiruniquesongs.Alotofwhatscientistsknowaboutbirdsongcomesfromstudyingzebrafinches.Ababymalezebrafinchtypicallylearnstosingfromitsfatherorothermales,startingwhileit’sstillababybirdinthenest.Firstcomesthesensorylearningstage,whenthebabyfinchhearsthesongssungarounditandcommitsthemtomemory.Thebirdstartstovocalizeduringthemotorlearningstage,practicinguntilitcanmatchthesongitmemorized.Asthebirdlearns,hearingthetutor’ssongoverandoveragainishelpful—uptoapoint.Ifithearsthesongtoomanytimes,theimitation(模仿)becomesworse--andthesourcematters.Ifthesongisplayedthroughaloudspeaker,hecan’tpickitupaseasily.Buthidethesameloudspeakerinsideatoypaintedtolooklikeazebrafinch,andhislearningimproves.Whatifthebabyneverhearsanotherzebrafinch’ssong?Interestinglyenough,it’llsinganyway.Isolatedfinchesstillproducewhatarecalledinnatesongsorisolatesongs.Aspecifictunemightbetaught,buttheinstincttosingseemstoexistinasongbird’sbrain.Innatesongssounddifferentfromthe“cultured”songslearnedfromotherfinches-atfirst.Ifisolatezebrafinchesstartanewcolony,theyoungbirdspickuptheisolatesongfromtheirfathers.Butthesongchangesfromgenerationtogeneration.Andafterafewgenerations,themelodyactuallystartstoresembletheculturedsongssungbyzebrafinchesinthewild.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Songbirdsdon’tmakeshort,simplecalls.B．Eachsongbirdhasitsuniquesongpatterns.C．Somesongbirdscanspeakhumanregionaldialects.D．Songbirdspromoterelationswithothersbysinging.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutababyzebrafinch’slearningprocess?A．Itbeginstolearntosingfromitsparents,B．Themoreithearsthesong,thebetteritsings.C．Beforepracticing,ithastorememberthesongs.D．Aloudspeakerisgoodenoughtobeagoodteacher.3、Theunderlinedwords“innatesongs”inparagraph3referto.A．thesongssungbyonlyonebirditselfB．thesongsthatabirdproducesnaturallywithoutlearningC．thesongsthataretaughtbyparentsD．thesongsalwaysdifferentfromthoseofthesamespecies4、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．WhatCanSongbirdsDowithSinging?B．HowDoSongbirdsLearntoSing?C．WhyAreBirdSongsDifferent?D．WhatIsaZebraFinch?25．（10分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse,suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds—roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的)viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit________.A．keepsoncrying B．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpain D．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.A．cause B．remove C．avoid D．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.B．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.B．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbsinmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（脚趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．AdmittedlyB．FortunatelyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．alongwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．waitingforB．checkingoutC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．countedD．donated6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．accent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．recommendedC．showedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．onceD．although10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．sureB．skepticalC．afraidD．proud12、A．appointmentB．conversationC．bargainD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．embarrassedB．frightenedC．delightedD．amazed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．insistD．pray19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．frankD．sensitive第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）“Equalpayforequalwork”isaphrasebytheAmericanwomenwhofeeltheyare1．(fair)treatedbysociety.Theythinkitisnotrightforwomentobepaidlessthanmenforthe2．amountofwork.Somepeoplesaynunhavemoredutiesthanwomen.Amarriedmanhastoearnmoneytosupporthisfamilyandmakeimportant3．(decide),soitisrightforthemtobepaidmore.Someareevenagainstmarriedwomen4．(work)atall.Whenwivesgoouttowork,theysay,thehomeandchildren5．(give)noattentionto.Ifwomenareencouragedbyequalpaytotakeupjobs,theywillnot6．(able)todothethingsthattheyarebestatdoing:makinganicehomeandbringing7．children.Womenwhodisagreesaythattheywanttoescapefromthelimitedplacewhichsocietywishesthemtofillandhave8．freedomtochoosebetweenajobandhomelife,9．amixtureofthetwo.Infactwomenhavetherightnotonly10．equalpaybutalsotoequalchances.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。AsIaminhighschoolnow,IhaveclassesfromMondaytoFriday,butIambusywithmystudyandhavelesstimetoplay、Mylifeinclassisbusy、Ontheonehand,Ineedtofinishmyhomework,thisisthefirstthingIneedtodo、JustwhenIfinishmyhomeworkwillIgotoplaywithmyfriendshappy、Ontheotherhand,IwillaskmyfriendstogooutforthefunorIwilljuststayatmybedroomplayingcomputergame、Iamsosatisfiedwithme,becauseIstudyhardandplayhard、Asastudent,Ineedtostudy、Atthesametime,Ialsoneedenjoymylife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，想在毕业实习期间去一家出版社做兼职英语编辑。请你用英文给该出版社的英语主编写封信。要点如下：1.写信目的；2.自我简介；3.表达愿望。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearChiefEditor，Ilearnedthatyourpressislookingforapart-timeEnglisheditor.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ThanksforreadingmyletterandI'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、D5、B6、D7、A8、B9、D10、D11、D12、A13、A14、A15、C16、B17、D18、C19、D20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、B3、A4、D22、Whydowereadpoetry?Firstobviousone:becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademicpurposes,andthat'snotwhythisishere.Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetryweseehowbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweetandthebitter.Often,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.HerearethemainreasonsIrespondtopoetry,asfarasIcantell.Metrical(格律的)poemsareaboutsettinguprulesandthenbendingthem.Usually,thisisdonebysettinguparhythmandthenviolatingitoralmostviolat